Heidi_234
June 20th, 2009, 04:37 AM
It's just a little thing I came up with recently. I hate the way I look when my hair is not parted somehow (in the middle or one of the sides), but for many updo's it seems like parting is not really a possibility. So I found a way to get around it with the french braid, and I'd like to share.
First, you better know how to french braid your own hair. There's this very great tutorial (http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/self_french.htm). It might take some to learn, but it well worth it.
So, with regular french braiding, when you add sections to the braid, you do it like this (sorry for the horrible drawings!):
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2126/89603475.gif
Going from the hairline to the back of your head.
What I suggest is, do the part (say, middle part), and add sections this way:
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/369/13079502.gif
Start with small ones near the crown, then as you braid, add sections not horizontally but rather vertically, so that the hair right above your forhead would be added as one of the last sections to the french braid (before you start to braid the length that is).
I hope this was clear enough! :flower:
Heidi. :blossom:
First, you better know how to french braid your own hair. There's this very great tutorial (http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/self_french.htm). It might take some to learn, but it well worth it.
So, with regular french braiding, when you add sections to the braid, you do it like this (sorry for the horrible drawings!):
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2126/89603475.gif
Going from the hairline to the back of your head.
What I suggest is, do the part (say, middle part), and add sections this way:
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/369/13079502.gif
Start with small ones near the crown, then as you braid, add sections not horizontally but rather vertically, so that the hair right above your forhead would be added as one of the last sections to the french braid (before you start to braid the length that is).
I hope this was clear enough! :flower:
Heidi. :blossom: